The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-11-22
Eleventh Day.
TrEspAY. Nov. Is. 1887.

dent. Hon. :. G. Wilder, in the Chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain
Minutes read and confirmed. with
an amendment by Rep. Paris that the
! petition presented by him yesterday
| from North Kona was not TO exempt
parents sending children to English
! schools from all taxes, but To exempt
/ them from payment of tuition fees.
/ Noble Castle presented n petition
signed by SSI Chinese, % pro-
! testing against any bill proposing to
/ impose n special tax upon Chinese,
and ,al that the Chinese be granted
equal rights with other nation0litieS.
| Referred to Judiciary Committee.
/ The same member also presented
petitions from Chinese at KOhala,
Wailuku and Hilo, praying that the
/ opium license he withdrawn.
Referred TO select committee.
Rep. Helekunihi presented 4 petit
ton from residents of Honolulu, pray
ing ID that hospitals be established in
each district of the Kingdom; (2l that
friends of leperS be allowed TO take
care of them; 81 that lepers who have
been cured at Kakaako be released; 90
that no leperS he sent to MOlOkai
until they have had the disease ten
years.
Referred to Sanitary Committee.
Re-. ]. d. Paris presented petition
from North kona, praying )D that the
sum of Sl,0O0 be appropriated for n
SchoOl-hOuSe at kahaluu, and % that
the ,chool-hOuse now proposed To be
huilT at Pahoehoe be builtat Kahaluu.
Referred to Education Committee.
Dr-cr Y--rroN-S
Rep Kawainui moved that the Secre-
tary be instructed to examine the
records of the Legislative Assembly of
1856, TO ascertain how much was paid
for printing, and how much was paid
per page. Adopted.
NEW BILLS.
Minister Green read first time the
bill given notice of TO provide for ex-
penses of the Legislative session of
1857.
QUESTIONS ASKED MINISTERS.
Rep. A. :. Wilcox submitted the
following To the Minister of the In
terror:
Has this Government taken any
steps to procure the services of any one
TO make scientific study of leprosy in
a way similar to the way DR.. Aiming
was doing when here? If the Govern
ment has not taken any such steps,
does the Government intend doing so
in the near future?
If steps have been taken, or if steps
have not been taken, please state what
the intentions of the Government are
in this matter?
Noble Townsend asked the following
Of the Minister of the Interior:
l. Have any Government lands been
leased or sold in Il manner contrary To
law within the last two years?
,. II 50, what is the opinion of the
Government with regard To the legal
ity of the titles under which such lands
are heidi
3. Are any such lands, if any such
there be, suitable for division under
the Homestead Law?
I. What Is the policy of the Govern
ment in this matter?
Rep. KlmauOha asked the Minister
of Interior for information relative to
outstanding claims against the Gov
eminent.
CORRECTION.
Minister Green stated that some Of
his verbal statements, made on pre-
vious day, had not been correctly re-
ported. His official statement relating
To ISoan matters is in the hands of the
printers and will shortly be before the |
House.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Third reading OF the Act TO repeal |
the Act Of 1886, relating TO the Justices |
of the Supreme Court.
Noble Castle moved the bill be laid |
on the table Lost.
Rep. PaaehaOle moved the bill pass. |
The ayes and noes were taken on the |
motion to pass the bill, when there APP
peared,
For-Thurston, Ashford, Robinson. |
Young, Jaeger, Smith, Waterhouse,
Foster, Luhiau, Wall, Townsend, |
Baldwin, Bailey, MaEee,
Bertelmann, Dole, Hustaee, DOWsett, |
jr., Kalaukoa, NaOne, Deacon, KaInai, |
Kinney, Kauhane, Kamauoha, Paris. |
Daniels, Helekunihi, Hor-
ner, Kawainui, A s. Wilcox, Rice.
Gay, Nakaleka, PaehaOle-37.
Against = Castle, Wight, Motley, |
Campbell, Widemann, |
Kauhi, G. Brown, F. Brown, Mcguire
10.
The bill passed third reading.
Second reading Of the Act to provide
for the discharge Of duties heretofore
pertaining to the office Of Governor.
Minister Ashford moved the bill |
be referred TO a select committee. Car /
RED
Rep. c. Brown moved the bill 10 |
abolish the Office Of Governor be /
taken from the table and referred to 1
the same committee. Carried.
The President appointed a select
on the above two bills as /
follows: AttOrney-(ieneraI, Mobiles |
Hitchcock and Bertelmann. and Reps. |
Homer and Kawainui.
Second reading Of the bill relating /
70 Chinese immigration. Read by title |
and referred 70 the Committee on For 7
eign Relations.
Second reading Of the Act to repeal /